Combined anvil and vise



2 Sheets-Sheet -1.

E. E. L'EAGH. Combined Anvil and Vise.

Patented Feb. 1, 188i.

Inventor:

PHER. WKSHINGTON, D. C,

2 S, heets--Sheet 2. E. BLEACH. Combined Anvil and Vise. 1

No. 237,296. 1 Patented Feb. 1, 1881.,

Witnesses:

1 r'rnn STATES PATENT FFICE.

EDWIN E. LEACH, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

COMBINED ANVIL AND VISE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,296, dated February1, 1881.

Application filed February 19, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWIN E. LEACH, a citizenof the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linnand State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCombined Anvil and Vise; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor. figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of this invention, showing the anvil andjaws detached. Fig. 2 is a front elevation on line m w of Fig. 1. Fig. 3is a vertical central section of 'the entire device.

This invention relates to improvements in that class of devices known ascombined anvils and Vises and the novelty consists in the generalconstruction and combination of the several parts, all as willhereinafter be more fully and in detail set out and explained.

In the drawings, A denotes the anvil; a, the larger circular or roundedhole in its rear wall; a, a corrugation or rib on the outside of therear wall.

B is the vise, composed of the front jaw, 11-, and the rear jaw, b. Therear jaw, b, is bifurcated at c in its lower end, which is broadened toabout the width of the top of the two jaws on a line at right angleswith the throat, but in the other direction is very much thinner thanthe top of the jaw, and the jaw b is hinged to jaw b, which issufficiently thinner at its lower end than at the lower end of b to fitinto 0, by securing its lower end in the said bifurcation by bolt or pin0, which passes through one of the set of holes, c, in both of saidjaws. The point of this hinging can be varied at will by merely movingthe bolt 0 to the one or other of these holes, of which there may be anydesired number. By this method of hinging the jaw 12 will besubstantially hinged out of center of gravity, and so adapted to easilyand automatically fall away from b when the screw is removed. On therear jaw, b, is a curved projecting lip, D, which, where the vise isplaced in position on the anvil, fits into the hole a of the anvil, and,since its depending rim engages on the edge of the hole, forms the jointon which the vise may have, when desired, some movement forward orbackward, according as it may be necessary to incline the top of thevise to the right or left. The said jaw b has also indentations orcorrugations c on its face toward the anvil, into one of which the rib awill fit when the anvil and vise are firmly bolted together, and thesewill help stay the said parts, so that there shall be little or nolateral movement. At the point near where lip D springs from the jaw bis a square socket, cl, for the nut h,

and above this is the hole 0, in which the threaded end of the bolt g,which passes through the hole a, is held by the nut f while thesemicircular head 9 of thebolt g binds against the inner face of theshell of the anvil.

The screw H, by which the vise-jaws are closed, passes through holesz'in the front and rear jaw, and is workedin the nut h, which, asaforesaid, is placed in the socket at in the rear jaw, and its inner endwill pass through hole a, into the hollow shell. This 'screw has theusual lever h.

The detachable bolt-header or hardy K, Fig. 4, is adapted, by means ofits shoulders, which conform to the shape of the vise-top, to be fittedbetween and firmly held by the screwed up jaws of the vise. This pieceis suitably provided with holes for the insertion of the bolts or otherarticle to be operated upon.

It will be noted that when the vise is fixed vertically its top isconsiderably above the upper plane of the anvil, and this arrangement isof special value in the practical use of the device, while in manyinstances, when a flush top is wanted for the anvil, the vise can bereadily turned away.

In many classes of work, as with jewelers, it may be desirable to placethe vise at an incline, and the provision I have now made for this isdesigned to fix the anvil in any desired position. wholly about, ifdesired, and howsoever turned about the fastening is always the same andalways secure.

The peculiar method of jointing the jaws will afford free space to allowthe workman to Indeed, it can be turned nearly IOO . will be needed tothrow the jaws apart on the Withdrawal of the screw, since the front jawis practically counterbalanced, so that it will readily, in any suchinstance, fall away from the rear jaw. Likewise, the width of the throatcan, by means of the holes in the ends of the jaws, be increased to anydesired width.

The hardy or bolt-header now used with this anvil is of largeimportance, as in a simple and most serviceable way it supplies a longfelt want in this class of devices.

In-this device is furnished a neat, compact, strong, and useful article.

In this case no claim is made to the hardy.

This will be made the subject of another application, if such claim isdesired.

Having thus described my invention, what I consider new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the anvil A, having a hole, a, in its rear wall,the vise B, having on its rear jaw, b, a curved lip, D, substantially asand for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination with the anvil A, having a hole, a, in its rear wall,and a rib or projection, a, on the said wall, the vise 13, having curvedlip D and indentations e, substantially as and for the purposes setforth. 7

3. The anvil A, having hole a and rib a, secured to vise B, having inits rear-jaw lip D, indentations e and hole 0, by means of bolt 9 g andnut f, substantially in the manner set forth.

4. The vise b b, hinged as described, provided with holes 13, and havinglip D on, and socket d in, its rear jaw, and combined with screw H andits lever h and nut h, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A combined anvil and vise consisting, essentially, of an anvil havinga hole, a, in its wall, and of a vise having adjustable pivoted jaws andmeans for opening and closing them, the rear jaw having a curved lip orprojection, D, and the front jaw being adjustably pivoted to gravitateoutwardly, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combined anvil and vise herein described, consisting of the jawsb and 1), constructed and united, substantially as described, andcombined with the anvil A, substantially in the manner and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' EDWIN E. LEAOH.

\Vitnesses:

S. E. BEACH, M. A. SMITH.

